Car-coupling



(No Model.) v v J. B. GARRETT.

OAR COUPLING. .No. 284,624. Patented Sept. 11, 1883.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEY. v

N. PETERS, Phulo-Lilhognphan Washingmn. D. C.

UNITE STATES;

PATENT OFFICE,

JACKSON GARRETT, OF EAGLE SPRINGS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO M. SURRATT, OF VVAOO, TEXAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,624, dated September 11, 1883. Application filed May 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AOKSON B. GARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eagle Springs, in Ooryell county, and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupling Railroad-Cars without danger of injury to the person of any one engaged in coupling such cars; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in coupling railroad-cars where any of the ordinary draw-heads requiring the use of the link and pin are used and the object of my im provement is to make a complete, simple, and

durable self car-coupler. I attain this object by means of a strong adjustable drop ring or link-and catch-pin, as follows:

In the drawings, Figure'l shows the ends of two cars coupled with my device, and Fig. 2 an end view of a car provided with the same, the circular heavy lines showing the ring as it hangs over the draw-head when not in use, and the dotted lines showing the same placed in position to fall over the pin when the drawhead is forced back by the concussion.

A is the draw-head of a car, to which is attached the ring or link B by an eyebolt, O, secured in said draw-head.

D is the coupling-pin inserted in an opening in the draw-head, and inclined slightly toward the car H at top to hold the link or ring firmly when the car is coupled. The pin D is provided with a shoulder, d, to prevent its slipping too far into the opening in the draw-head.

First, the ring or link is made of heavy wrought iron or steel, and is securely fastened to the draw-head, on the upper or top side, by means of an eyebolt of like strength, through the draw-head, immediately in front of the buffer on end of car, and near enough thereto so that it will' stand nearly upright when raised and leaned back against the buffer. It is made sufficiently large in diameter to easily fall over the catch-pin on the opposite car when being coupled, and when not being used to drop down over the front end of the draw-head and down and around the draw-head.

Second, the catch pin or bolt is made of heavy wrought iron or steel, with a substantial shoulder or stop about three to four inches from the header top of the pin, so that when adjusted the top of the pin will be that distance above the draw-head. This pin is put through the front end of the draw-head from top to bottom, as an ordinary coupling-pin, with this difference: the hole in which it is placed is made so that the top of the pin, when adjusted, will be slightly inclining .to- Ward the car to which it is attached, and the pin is securely fastened by either nut or key, or both, at lower end.

Both ring and vpin are attached to each draw-head; but only one ring is used in coup ling the car, which is done as follows: The ring on either the standing or moving car is raised abox e the draw-head and leaned or stood back against the buffer and left standing in this position, and when the cars to be coupled come in contact the draw-head is suddenly forced back, throwing the ring forward and over the catch-pin on the opposite drawhead, and the two cars are coupled. Cars are uncoupled by simply lifting the drop-ring from over the catch-pin.

WVhen necessary to couple a car with this improvement attached to a car without this improvement, the pin can be used as an ordinary coupling-pin.

I do not claim, broadly, a link pivoted or hinged to the car or draw-head and arranged to drop automatically over the coupling-pin in the next car; but

WVhat I do claim is 1. A car-coupler consisting of aring or circular link secured to the draw-head by an eyebolt, so that it can turn round in the said eyebolt, and of sufficient size to pass over the draw-head when not in use, arranged to be set at a slight inclination against the end of the car, whereby the shock of the concussion of the drawl1eads will cause the link to auto matically fall over the coupling-pin in the opposite car and connect the cars, as described.

2. The combination of the draw-heads A with the circular coupling-link B, attached to the draw-head by the eyebolt C, so that the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature ring can move around in the eyebolt, and the in presence of two witnesses.

pin D provided with a shoulder to prevent its passing too far through the draw-head, and JACKSON GARRETT 5 having a nut or pin at bottom, said pin D be- \Vitnesses:

111g inclined backward in the draw-head'to J. P. SURRATT,

hold the ring securely in place. J AS. G. WALKER. 

